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September 2005
Rams
onthe
Move
Staff, students
and alumni of
WSSUare
accomplishing
great things
Internship: Eric J.
Banks, a 2005 graduate of
Winston-Salem State
University, accepted The
University of Tennessee's
Ronald McNair Post
Baccalaureate
Achievement Program
Summer 2005 Fellowship.
The 24-year-old former '
computer science major
was one of 35 college jun
iors and seniors to com
plete the nine-week
research experience, dur
ing which he wrote a
research paper entitled
"Downloading Replicated,
Wide Area Files Using
Dynamic Feedback." In
August, Banks, who is
native to Winston-Salem,
began his graduate studies
at WSSU's School of
Computer Science, and
upon graduation, plans to
pursue his Ph.D. from the
University of Tennessee.
Banks hopes lo contribute
to the world through edu
cational technology.
Fellowship; Jessica N.
Neely, a senior biology
major, also represented
Winston-Salem State
University at The
University of Tennessee's
Ronald McNair Post
Baccalaureate
Achievement Program
Summer 2005 Fellowship.
Neely, who will graduate
in Deceniber, is a native of
Chicago, IL and plans to
pursue her Master of
Science in Biology at the
University of North
Carolina, after which she
would like to earn her
Ph.D. in molecular science
at Wake Forest University.
As a participant in the fel
lowship, Neely completed
a reseatdn paper entitled
"Expression if the
Mediidllin Resistance
Gene in Staphylocci of
Veterinaiy Importance."
Published: Audrey
Forrest Carter, Ph.D., asso
ciate professor of English
at WSSU, recently pub
lished her first novel enti
tled "The Wages of Sin."
Adultery, deception, and
lavish living permeate the
steamy, suspenseful
drama.
To order, call 1-800-
AUTHORS or visit
www.iUniverse.com.
Promoted: Rcbert L.
Botley, associate vice chan
cellor of finance and
administration at
Winston-Salem State
University, has been
named interim vice chan
cellor of finance and
administration at WSSU.
Botley began his service at
WSSU as associate vice
chancellor for finance and
administration in January
2004.
Promoted: Dr Linda
Nixon Hudson, former
associate dean of the
School of Graduate
Studies and Research at
Wmston-Salem State
University has been
named interim dean of the
school. Previously, she
served as assistant dean of
the Graduate School and
assistant professor of
Educational Leadership at
East Carolina University
(ECU).
Recognition: Winston-
Salem 9ate University has
been ranked for a fifth
consecutive year among
the Top Public Southern
Comprehensive Colleges-
Bachelor's category in the
2006 America's Best
Colleges issue of U.S.
News and World Report
magazine.
Fellowship: Devin E.
Cuffee, a senior history
major and aspiring global
historian, is another
Wmston-Salem State
University student who
accepted The University
of Tennessee's Ronald
McNair Post Baccalaureate
Achievement Program
Summer 2005 Fellowship.
The 22-year-old student
from Fayetteville is seek
ing a B.A. in History
because he believes that
"comprehending the past
could help him under
stand the worid's present
state."
After receiving his
degree in May, he plans to
earn a Ph.D. in glcfcal his
tory, specializing in reli
gion, economics, and gov
ernment. Cuffee aspires
to become a college pro
fessor, author, and public
speaker in order to edu
cate men and women
about the world's history.
He also completed a
research paper during his
research experience, which
was entitled "The Origins
of the Interfaith
Movement; The 1893
World Parliament of
Religions."
Internship: Jeremiah
Eiby, a senior majoring in
business administration
with a concentration in
management and econom
ics, accepted an internship
with the UNC System
Office of Federal Relations
for the fall semester.
Through this internship,
Etby will participate in the
Washington Semester
Program which is spon
sored by the Office of the
President. After his grad
uation in May, Eiby hopes
to complete his Ph.D., and
perhaps pursue his pas
sion for helping children
in after-school programs.
The Wmston-Salem native
was also among the 35
college juniors and seniors
who completed the
Summer 2005 Research
Institute at The University
of Tennessee, for whicfi he
wrote a reseaid:i paper
entitled "The Strength of
Weaker Ties; Explaining
Partial Disengagement in
Collaborative
Interotganizational
Relationships."
Guest Speaker
Dr Mark Anthony Neal,
associate professor of
Black Popular Culture in
the African and African-
American Studies pro
gram at Duke University,
delivered the first Joseph
N. Patterson Lecture on
Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10
a.m. in room 136 of the
R.J. Reynolds Business
Center
The subject of Neal's
presentation is "Ms. Fat
Booty and the Black Male
Feminist." Neal holds a
doctorate in American
Studies from the State
University of New York at
Buffelo. Neal's scholarly
intersts are inblack pop
ular culture, black feminist
and queer theory and
black intellectualproduo-
tion.
Neal is the author of
four books, "What the
Music Said: Black Popular
Music and Black Public
Culture" "Soul Babies:
Black Popular Culture and
the Post-Soul Aesthetic,"
"Songs in the Keys of
Black Life: A Rhythm and
Blues Nation," and "New
Black Man: Rethinking
Black Masculinity."
Neal is also the co
editor (with Murray
Forman) of "That's the
Joint!: The Hip-Hop
Studies Reader (2004)."
Neal's essays have been
anthologized in more than
half-a-dozen books,
including the 2004 edition-
of the acclaimed series Da
Capo Best Music Writing,
edited by Mickey Hart
Off-Campus; The
Center for Women Writers
at Salem College is host
ing several readings and
instnrtional programs
this fall.
On Thursday, Sept 15 at
7 p.m., Naomi Shihab Nye
will do a children's litera
ture and poetry reading in
the Shirley Recital Hall in
the Salem Fine Arts
Center.
At 7 p.m. on Thursday,
Oct. 6, Ellen Gilchrist will
give a fiction reading in
the Hanes Auditorium in
the Salem Fine Arts
Center
Ron Depeter will give a
lunch lecture entitled
"Song Writing: A Look at
Martina McBride's Songs"
on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at
12 p.m. in the Club Dining
Room in the Corrin
Refectory.
Finally, on Thursday,
Nov. 10 at 7 p.m., Doug
Marlette, creator of the
comic strip "Kudzu," will
present a slide show and
lecture entided "Creating
Political Cartoons: A
Closer Look at Kudzu."
This even will be held in
the Shirley Recital Hall in
the Salem Fine Arts
Center
Each of the evening
events will include a
reception and book sign
ing in the Salem Fine Arts
Center For more informa
tion, call the Center office
at (336) 721-2739.
GAS PRICES, from page 1
Commuters to WSSU nurriber 964, and
most do not live within walking distance of
the school. A 2004 student housing survey
found that most WSSU commuters (73%)
drive alone to school, and only 11 percent
share rides.
For some students the rise in gas prices
has meant fewer trips back home, and to
other nonessential places. Ebone Foster,
also a senior and no relation to Calvin
Foster, said she commutes 15 minutes one-
m
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staff photo
Young people of the age that would be drafted are worried that it could be
reinstated.
Possibility of a (jraft remains hot
topic among potential draftees
KRT WIRE SERVICE
Andrew Darata wants to graduate col
lege, not go to war. Someday, however,
the college freshman believes he will
have no choice.
President Bush says there will
be no military draft. But Darata
believes Eminem, the rapper,
when he says that Bush is "lying
to us."
"When you're talking about a
military draft, a lot of people lis
ten to what others have to say,"
said Darata, 18.
More than 1,800 American sol
diers have died in Iraq.
Recruiting numbers are sagging.
National Guard troops serving in
the Middle East and in hurricane-ravaged
areas are stretched thin.
For those who are draft-age, the question
has emerged: Will they have to trade their T-
shirts and baggy jeans for desert camouflage-
fatigues and machine guns?
As classes begin at colleges and high
schools, nationwide a nurriber of men and
women are preparing themselves for that pos
sibility.
Even those who doubt it say anything's
possible. Another Sept. 11 or another
“My dad
says, ‘If it
happens, I’ll
help you get
out of it.’ ”
Dan Librero
hurricane could change everything, they say.
"My mom is fearing it. She is always
fearing that something can happen," said
Dan Librero, 22, a college sophomore.
"My dad says, 'If it happens. I'll help you get
out of it.' "
Many believe it would be wrong
to reinstate the draft for the first
time in 32 years. An Associated
Press poll in June said 70 percent
of Americans oppose bringing it
back
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel intro
duced a bill in Congress two years
ago to reinstate the military draft,
saying fighting forces should more
closely reflect the economic make
up of the nation.
Minorities make up more than
30 percent of the military, Rangel said. Many
of the poor are enticed by promises of
employment and free college tuition, he
noted.
On its Web site, however, the Selective
Service System prints a disclaimer that says
the House of Representatives, by a 402-2 vote,
defeated the bill.
Men ages 18 through 25 still must be regis
tered with the Selective Service, and more
than 15 million currently are eligible to be
drafted. Women are not required to register.
GULF COAST
from page 1
He is not alone with his outrage. A
ground swell of anger directed at Michael
D. Brown, the head of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
forced his resignation last week. He has
been replaced by R. David Paulison, a
career firefighter who was head of FEMA's
emergency preparedness force.
W^U has developed a fund to help sup-
' port students and others displaced by the
storm, and it has joined with more than 50
other local agencies and organizations to
form Project Welcome.
Donations to the fund can be made at
the WSSU cashier's office between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The
university also held a Gulf Coast memorial
service recently.
WSSU and Project Welcome are signing
up volunteers to help with the relief effort.
To volunteer, call the WSSU Student
Government office at 336-750-3360 or send
an e-mail to qdebe622@wssu.edu.
"This should be everybody's concern,
not just the ones who have relatives down
there or who may have connections with
New Orleans. We all should take the issue
Photo by Qarrett Grams
College life began with a bang for
Xavier University freshman Artecca
Eccles. She evacuated New Orleans
before Katrina hit She is continuing her
eduation at WSSU.
very seriously and make it a priority to
pray about it and also to offer tangible
assistance to those who are in need," said
Mac-Thompson.
way to school. She added that she recently
paid $60 to fill up her Ford Explorer. "I
don't go home anyway,but now I definite
ly won't be doing too much unnecessary
driving."
A physical education major involved in
extracurricular activities, Ebone Foster said
she, too, has had to cutback on spending.
"A new comforter set would be nice," she
said. But a nice comforter, which can cost
anywhere from $60 up, will have to wait.
It's money that the Henderson, NC native
said she'd now need to fill up.
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